The Gift

This is a really good movie!

A very creepy mystery. Everyone gives a great performance, especially Cate Blanchett, Hilary Swank, and Giovani Ribisi. But even Keanu Reeves gives his best performance ever. It's cool to see Blanchett driving Ash's car.

And Katie Holmes has surprisingly fantastic boobs.

by Anonymous

reply 20

06/02/2013

"He said Mama's a witch and their gonna burn her up". "Oh, he diiiid?" Hillary Swank was great as the abused wife of Keanu Reeves. Katie Holmes played a bad girl and was hot! Even the music was appropriately creepy. Good movie.

by Anonymous

reply 1

04/27/2013

On Netflix.

by Anonymous

reply 2

04/27/2013

I just finished watching it based on your recommendation, OP. It was terrific!

Loved the ending! It really speaks to the movie's title, doesn't it?

by Anonymous

reply 3

04/27/2013

R3, that's awesome. Glad you you liked it.

If I stare into a blue diamond and think a negative thought, am I going to die?

by Anonymous

reply 4

04/27/2013

I had to reverse the film a few times to catch that line, R4. How sad to discover what the blue diamond actually represented in Buddy's repressed mind.

by Anonymous

reply 5

04/27/2013

Giovani Ribisi was really heartbreaking in this.

by Anonymous

reply 6

04/27/2013

This really was a creepy little movie.

by Anonymous

reply 7

04/27/2013

Poor Buddy.

by Anonymous

reply 8

04/28/2013

Wasn't this panned at the time of its release?

by Anonymous

reply 9

04/28/2013

Keanu Reeves is really scary in this. Creeped me out totally.

by Anonymous

reply 10

04/28/2013

R9, nope.

by Anonymous

reply 11

04/28/2013

I also really enjoyed it.

by Anonymous

reply 12

04/28/2013

I always thought of Cate Blanchett as a fantastic actress, but found her a bit too dignified and regal to pull off a white trash role like this. She proved me wrong. She was great.

It's a shame Sam Raimi moved on to Spider-Man after this and seems to only do big budget CGI films now.

by Anonymous

reply 13

04/28/2013

Why do I touch myself when I think of my daddy? I just can't stop thinking about that black diamond...

by Anonymous

reply 14

05/21/2013

Watching now. It is really good. Many great performances.

by Anonymous

reply 15

06/02/2013

I loved that movie. I remember when I first saw it being surprised at Keanu and Kate Hudson. I never thought they had it in them. Greg Kinnear, too. From E! Talk to that.

I expected Giovanni Ribisi and Cate to deliver. They always do. But it was a really good movie. Oh. Forgot. Hilary Swank plays a woman who gets beat up. What a stretch.

by Anonymous

reply 16

06/02/2013

Swank is never better than when playing white trash. She should have gotten a nomination for wearing that wig!

by Anonymous

reply 17

06/02/2013

This was a great film. It's been awhile since I've seen it, but Cate was phenomenal in this, as were several other actors.

by Anonymous

reply 18

06/02/2013

[quote] I remember when I first saw it being surprised at Keanu and Kate Hudson.

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